diff --git a/icu.spec b/icu.spec
index 6b93679..3868bbf 100644
--- a/icu.spec
+++ b/icu.spec
@@ -238,8 +238,9 @@ cd -
 
 %build
 pushd source
-%configure2_5x \
-   --prefix=%{_prefix}
+./configure \
+   --prefix=%{_prefix} \
+   --libdir=%{_libdir}
 
 
 # (tpg) needed for patch 2